protecting photos in format

[chw8022]

I'm getting a lot of unwanted ads which just crash in periodically. if I format the phone in attempt shut them out, will my photos be safe, ie they are ok on laptop. I have gcloud appto do a restore. also I guess I should remove sd card first.. C

 

[B. Diddy]

Have you tried this first? Full screen ads. How to find the culprit. - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com

 

[mustang7757]

Which phone you have ?
What kind of ad your seeing?